A fossilized larva dating back over half a billion years has been discovered with its brain, digestive system, and nerve ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

Human navigation turns out to be less like following a static map and more like tuning a control knob inside the brain. New ...

A microscopic flaw in the brain’s cellular scaffolding can shape brain size for life.

Mental illness is often described in abstract terms, but is rooted in the brain. A study reveals that genes influencing ...

Scientists have developed brain implants that can decode internal speech — identifying words that two people spoke in their minds without moving their lips or making a sound. Although the technology ...

Menopause brings profound shifts not just in hormones but in the very structure of the brain. Scientists have found that gray matter in regions tied to memory and thinking can shrink, while white ...

MOG antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) is a rare autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. The blood of patients ...